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Fri, 26 Apr 2002 16:38:57 -0700
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The Week's Health Headlines from MSNBC.com
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Bread, fries may be cancer risk
French fries, potato chips, breads, cereal and other popular high-carbohydrate foods
may contain high levels of a compound that probably causes cancer, according to an
alarming study released this week by Swedish food authorities. The carcinogen, called
acrylamide, appears to form when carbohydrates are heated in a certain way, such as by
frying potatoes or baking bread, researchers found.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743063.asp
Germ may be to blame in crib deaths
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, in which apparently healthy babies die inexplicably in
their cribs, may be linked to infection with a common bacterium, preliminary research
suggests.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743708.asp
Breath test can detect ulcers
A simple breath test could replace a more invasive procedure for detecting ulcers and
a common tummy bug that is linked to stomach cancer, a new study shows.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743624.asp
Living organ donors hit record high
Organ donations from the living reached a record high last year, outnumbering donors
who are dead for the first time. With waiting lists growing, more than 6,400 people
gave away a kidney or a piece of their liver.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/742283.asp
Bacterial 'sex' made plague deadly
A single swapped gene -- traded in the closest thing bacteria have to sex -- turned a
relatively innocuous microbe into the agent of the Black Death, researchers said.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743549.asp
FDA panel backs nonprescription Claritin for hives
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted in support of moving
Schering-Plough Corp.'s Claritin over the counter to treat chronic hives, one of two
conditions the drug maker wants to target with nonprescription forms of the popular
drug.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/742210.asp
Pap tests may get easier, less stressful
New Pap smear guidelines issued by a panel of experts could mean fewer return visits
and less anxiety for the millions of women whose cervical-cancer results come back
inconclusive.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/742597.asp
Surgery for obesity skyrockets
Increasingly, obese people are seeking bariatric surgery -- which reduces the stomach
to the size of a thumb -- in order to lose weight. This year, more than 75,000 will
have the surgery.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/744174.asp
Common germ tied to headaches
Some headaches may be linked to infection with a common bug and daily doses of
friendly bacteria could ward them off, preliminary research suggests.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/744191.asp
NBC Nightly News/MSNBC.com series: Living longer, living better
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/livelonger/livelonger_front.asp
Time a bottle: Science or scams?
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743071.asp
Gender gap in longevity narrowing
http://www.msnbc.com/news/743069.asp
Quiz: How long will you live -- really?
http://www.msnbc.com/modules/quizzes/longevity.asp
Interactive: The claims vs. the science
http://www.msnbc.com/news/744102.asp
Sexploration: Spotting a sweetheart scam artist
Jennifer Kornreich offers advice on how to detect the lies and get out before it's too
late.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/742147.asp
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